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Platinum Status in Eight Days and $800 - No Stays Required

Old Dec 30, 2015, 10:18 am
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Ten (10) Elite Nights are given for each meeting held in a participating hotel under the "Rewarding Events" program. See below for non-participating brands. Information about the Rewarding Events program may be found at https://www.marriott.com/meeting-eve...els/rewards.mi

The 10 elite nights per meeting are independent of any hotel rooms booked in conjunction with the meeting. In fact, no hotel rooms have to be booked as part of the meeting in order to receive credit for 10 elite nights.

Although the Rewarding Events webpage refers to room nights for meeting participants, the most important section is the one that states 10 Elite Nights, regardless if you or your guest is paying for it

In general, a written contract is required (or should be obtained). In many cases, the meeting is booked through a central Marriott group sales office instead of directly with a hotel. If booked through a central Marriott group sales office, there is a three-page contract that makes reference to the Rewarding Events program on page 2 of the agreement. A MR member number should be included in this area of the contract by the group sales office.

FAQs:

Q: What brands participate in the Rewarding Events program?
A: AC Hotels by Marriott, Aloft, Autograph Collection, Courtyard by Marriott, Delta Hotels by Marriott, EDITION, Element, Fairfield by Marriott, Four Points by Marriott, Gaylord Hotels, JW Marriott, LeMéridien, The Luxury Collection, Marriott Hotels, Marriott Vacation Club, Moxy Hotels, Protea Hotels by Marriott, Renaissance Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, St. Regis, Tribute Portfolio, W Hotels, & Westin.
Residence Inn by Marriott, TownePlace Suites, & Marriott Executive Apartments do not participate in the program.

Q: How do I find a hotel that participates?
A: Click on the link to the Rewarding Events page and then in the "Plan" section of the page click on the "Find a Hotel" box. Enter the city you'd like to have your meeting in, purpose of event (Business) and then check the "I need meeting/event space" box. Enter the size of your meeting (2 attendees should work) and then click the "Find" box. Leave the start date and end date blank. A list of potential hotels will be shown. The smallest meeting room is not usually shown online --- you may need to call each hotel to find out which one has a boardroom or other small meeting room. Once you've found a small meeting room, then request a quote online.

Q: How quickly will Marriott respond with a quote?
A: Usually within a day or two --- and usually via email. The email should contain a telephone number of the group sales contact. Give them a call and tell them you'd like to follow up on the quote and you're interested in booking the smallest room available for a 2 person meeting for an hour. If they quote a price that's higher than you want to pay, ask them if they can get approval for a lower priced meeting (e.g., a recent quote was for $75 for an 8 hour use of a CY boardroom). They accepted a counter of $50 for a one-hour meeting in the room (plus service charge plus local sales tax). Urban hotels may charge significantly higher rates for meeting space than a smaller, less congested city.

Q: Is a contract required?
A: The terms of the program suggest "yes" --- although there are reports that 10 elite nights have been granted without contracts. A best practice would be to obtain a contract.

Q: How long do points and EQNs take to post after the event is over?
A: Generally, this takes 3+ business days. According to Marriott, it can take 15 business days. If you do not see anything post after 15 business days, contact the hotel before contacting Marriott customer support. The hotel has to be the one to post it.

You will get an e-mail with a subject line Your Rewarding Events Award has Posted: EVENT NAME

Q: Will the hotel know what I am talking about when I say points and elite night credits?
A: Probably not. They may know about the rewarding events points being 3x per dollar spent, but not always. Usually they know of only the Marriott system (Group Posting Tool) where they input how much you spent and when. This is done after the event and is usually authorized by the sales or general manager.

Q: The contract doesn't say anything about points, will I still earn them?
A: YMMV but so far all the electronic contracts from the website state it, but some fail to read it. The paper contracts usually talk about points, but some reports that they don't, but still post. Remember this is a Marriott Rewards benefit that the hotels don't seem to be footing the bill for.
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Platinum Status in Eight Days and $800 - No Stays Required

 
Old Dec 31, 2015, 10:27 am
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Originally Posted by SacTownGuy
I was told by a Residence Inn:
"Residence Inn doesn’t give Meeting Planner points I’m Sorry."
Well that would be true. It's listed boldly on the Marriott Reward Events page

You will not earn Marriott Rewards points or miles for any rooms you book for your meeting or event at Residence Inn by Marriott, TownePlace Suites and Marriott Executive Apartments. You can continue to earn points or miles for your individual stays at these brands.
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Old Dec 31, 2015, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by dank0014
Well that would be true. It's listed boldly on the Marriott Reward Events page
Lol. Since I missed it perhaps others will also. So I hope my posting helps others.
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Old Dec 31, 2015, 10:32 am
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I should add to the above I have gotten 10 elite nights for Residence Inn and Towneplace meetings as we have a RI/TP/CY combo (they share parking lot and sales staff) near my office. We do meetings there a lot and they move us to different properties but always get the 10 elite nights. This is probably since there is a CY there.
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Old Dec 31, 2015, 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by SacTownGuy
I should add to the above I have gotten 10 elite nights for Residence Inn and Towneplace meetings as we have a RI/TP/CY combo (they share parking lot and sales staff) near my office. We do meetings there a lot and they move us to different properties but always get the 10 elite nights. This is probably since there is a CY there.
Did you book the meetings through the CY? (They might be the only one with meeting staff.)
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Old Jan 3, 2016, 11:28 am
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Has the 10 elite nights changed for 2016? I could not find the terms on the website that would include the 10 nights without 10 rooms included in the meeting block
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Old Jan 3, 2016, 3:44 pm
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Originally Posted by EastCoastRob
Has the 10 elite nights changed for 2016?
No change to the "instant silver status or..." language.
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Old Jan 3, 2016, 5:05 pm
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Originally Posted by sethb
Did you book the meetings through the CY? (They might be the only one with meeting staff.)
They just have sales staff who covers all 3 properties so not sure if they specifically work at CY. Anyway, those meetings have always worked out fine even though some have been at RI or TP.
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Old Jan 5, 2016, 9:34 am
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anyone can recommend a hotel near the DC/Richmond area? I contact a few hotels last year on a meeting room and was offered $250 for an one hour meeting.
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Old Jan 5, 2016, 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by hubn
anyone can recommend a hotel near the DC/Richmond area? I contact a few hotels last year on a meeting room and was offered $250 for an one hour meeting.
You do not have to show up so pick a hotel in a lower priced market. Lots of cheap ones around Dallas. There are several that will do $75. You can organize all online and by email, and never talk to a person, don't show, and points/nights appear. It's very easy. Just book at least 3 days in advance so it's all done through Marriott website. The hotel will send you the contract, you sign, send back, etc.... It will show up online as $150 but when you change it to a 1 or 2 hour meeting they will update the price down to $75. You'll see it all online before you accept and pay. SIMPLE. No I am not going to tell you specific hotels so don't PM me.
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Old Jan 6, 2016, 10:22 am
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Looks like they removed the 10 nights per meeting: http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/rewards.mi

Not on the page anymore.
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Old Jan 6, 2016, 12:39 pm
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Originally Posted by JCrew7384
Looks like they removed the 10 nights per meeting: http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/rewards.mi

Not on the page anymore.
It's been missing for a while, but still negotiated from reading the posts. Ask, the worst they can say is no, and probably more from not knowing than being shut down.
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Old Jan 6, 2016, 12:48 pm
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It's been missing for a while, but still negotiated from reading the posts. Ask, the worst they can say is no, and probably more from not knowing than being shut down.
I gave up on this and just got the Chase Ritz card to get my gold status...
then get $300 of gift cards from AA and got reimbursed, that covers for all but $95 of the annual fee
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Old Jan 6, 2016, 12:50 pm
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Renaissance Fira Barcelona (Spain) wants 272 Euro for a meeting room for 1 hour.
No way !!!
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Old Jan 7, 2016, 9:01 am
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I went through the link that is in the wiki, and Marriott sent me a phone number to call at the hotel I provided and a link explaining the rewarding events program. Their link says you can earn 10 elite nights if you book 10+ rooms for at least one night. So this requirement contradicts some of the statement made earlier. So I don't see how people are getting 10 elite nights by just renting a meeting room for a hour or so.
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Old Jan 7, 2016, 10:02 am
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Originally Posted by HookEm
I went through the link that is in the wiki, and Marriott sent me a phone number to call at the hotel I provided and a link explaining the rewarding events program. Their link says you can earn 10 elite nights if you book 10+ rooms for at least one night. So this requirement contradicts some of the statement made earlier. So I don't see how people are getting 10 elite nights by just renting a meeting room for a hour or so.
As stated many times up-thread there are two different programs, one for booking guest rooms and one for booking a conference room. It does appear the link about booking the conference rooms has disappeared, but the program continues. If you talk with the sales department (not a FDC!) they should know about it. If not, they may not have been a participating location to begin with.
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